Richmond Hill dismisses baseball coach

Thursday

Mitchell Curry has been relieved of his duties as Richmond Hill High School's baseball coach, but remains at the school as a teacher, athletic director Michael Pollard announced Wednesday.

The Wildcats finished the 2010 season second in Region 3AAA with an 18-10 record and hosted a home playoff series for the first time in school history.

Pollard said he was not at liberty to discuss the reason for the decision to remove Curry, as it was a personnel matter; but did say, "The end result of the season was not the factor."

No replacement has been named but school officials hope to complete the process of selecting a new coach within a week, Pollard added.

Curry's teams won 117 games in his eight seasons at Richmond Hill.

Telephone calls to Curry on Wednesday were not returned.

SOFTBALL

All-America honors

for SCAD duo

Savannah College of Art and Design senior Kristen Curette and junior Courtney Mienkina were named to the 2010 NAIA All-America Softball Team on Wednesday.

Curette, a second baseman and pitcher from Baytown, Texas, made the first team. She batted .437 in 53 games with 47 runs, 69 hits, 12 doubles, three homers and 54 RBI. She also sported a 10-4 record with a 1.32 ERA, four saves, 22 walks and 94 strikeouts in 74 innings.

Mienkina, a first-team pick in 2009, made second team. The third baseman-catcher from Surrey, British Columbia, also batted .437 in 53 games with 34 runs, 69 hits, eight doubles, eight homers and 49 RBI.

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